If you find yourself wondering what to do with your holiday downtime or need a way to combat that slight case of cabin fever, stir up your creative juices and submit your work for a chance to be showcased in the fifth volume of Taproot: Poetry, Prose and Images of the Eastern Townships. The combined 483 pages of Taproot’s four volumes captures a slice of the creative spirit of those Townshippers who live among us and delivers it through 42 prose,

The end of the year is right around the corner which also means that this is our last About Townshippers column of 2013 and what a year it has been. From one end of the region to the other, we’ve enjoyed lots of great activities with, for and by our community. Throughout it all Kate Holbrook, Culture & Community Coordinator, and Kate Murray, Coordinator, Eastern Townships Partners for Health & Social Services, Montérégie-East Network,

Press Release For Immediate Distribution Since Bill 60 has already provided a platform and legitimacy for attacking minorities, Townshippers’ Association believe that the real issue is what measures the Quebec government will introduce to protect those at risk. SHERBROOKE, December 13, 2013 – Townshippers’ Association has filed a brief strongly urging the Quebec National Assembly to withdraw Bill 60 from consideration calling the document

If you visit Townshippers’ Lennoxville office you’ll likely notice a vibrant and stunning three-dimensional 4x8 mural. This work of art is the result of a group project with the theme of co-creation from the Stanstead Mental Health Group and artists Brigitte Mittelhammer and Lizabeth Laroche of Gypsy Art. Co-creation is about a shared experience of creativity and collaboration with an open flow of ideas, colours and transformation. With paint

Thank you to all those who attended the Marguerite Knapp Building’s Open House, held on Wednesday, November 27. The 13th community open house was a great success with some 50 guests visiting the building, meeting with staff and networking with others in the community. Pianist Jan Graham entertained for a better part of the evening while guests enjoyed mingling over delicious treats and great company. The wonderful hum of conversation and laughter

For immediate distribution PRESS RELEASE COATICOOK, DECEMBER 3, 2013 – Mr. Gerald Cutting, President of Townshippers’ Association, along with Mrs. Johanne Provencher and Mr. René Larochelle, co-chairs of Coaticook’s 150th anniversary celebrations, announce that Coaticook will host the 35th annual Townshippers’ Day on September 13, 2014. Celebrate the past, shape the future The 35th edition of T-Day will be held under the theme chosen for

Kate Murray, Coordinator, Eastern Townships Partners for Health & Social Services, Montérégie-East Network I love Christmas. I am very sentimental about the music and all the traditions. The re-telling of the stories of the Christmas miracle never gets old. Bringing out the lights and decorations is something I look forward to and the new snow we have just received has put me in the mood. For people of many faiths, this is a season of miracles

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Townshippers’ Association is a non-profit, non-partisan community organization focused on promoting and supporting the interests of the English-speaking minority community in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.